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State cites 10 Alachua County restaurants for high-priority violations

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The Gainesville Sun

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Florida's restaurant owners are not required to post restaurant inspection results where guests can see them. So every week, we provide that information for you.

For a complete list of local restaurant inspections, including violations not requiring warnings or administrative action, visit our Alachua County restaurant inspections site.

Here's the breakdown for recent health inspections in Alachua County, Florida, for the week of March 10-16, 2025. Please note that some more recent, follow-up inspections may not be included here.

Disclaimer: The Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation describes an inspection report as a 'snapshot' of conditions present at the time of the inspection. On any given day, an establishment may have fewer or more violations than noted in their most recent inspection. An inspection conducted on any given day may not be representative of the overall, long-term conditions at the establishment.

For full restaurant inspection details, visit our Alachua County restaurant inspection site.

Which Alachua County restaurants got perfect scores on their health inspections?

These restaurants met all standards during their March 10-16 inspections and no violations were found.

** Restaurants that failed an inspection and aced a follow-up inspection in the same week

Which Alachua County restaurants had high priority violations?

Aloft Gainesville

3743 Hull Rd, Gainesville

Routine Inspection on March 12

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

5 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Shredded cabbage stored in walk-in cooler dated for 2/20. Manager stated cabbage was placed in container on 3/9. Manager voluntarily discarded item. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Item stored in make line reach-in cooler across from prep sink: sausage egg and cheese croissant(48F - Cold Holding). Item was stored above rim of pan. Manager stated croissant was placed in cooler two hours prior to temperature being taken. Manager moved croissants to reach-in freezer to reduce temperature to 41F. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Best Western Gateway Grand

4200 NW 97th Blvd., Gainesville

Routine Inspection on March 13

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

5 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. Breakfast omelet station items no time mark. Manager stated items placed in omelet station at 6:00 am. Manager added proper time mark. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Item stored in kitchen warmer: sausage (119F - Hot Holding). Manager stated sausage placed in warmer three hours prior to temperature being taken. Manager voluntarily discarded sausage. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Bone Of My Bone BBQ

Mobile food dispensing vehicle

Routine Inspection on March 13

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

9 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Item in pan on kitchen prep table: ribs (95F - Hot Holding). Owner stated ribs placed in pan 3 hours prior to temperature being taken. Manager placed ribs on smoker to reheat. **Corrective Action Taken**

Burrito Famous

3412 W. University Ave., Gainesville

Routine Inspection on March 13

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

16 total violations, with 3 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Live, small flying insects found Observed three flies in kitchen area. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Items stored in walk-in cooler: steak (44F - Cold Holding); slaw (46F - Cold Holding). Manager stated items placed in cooler three hours prior to temperature being taken. Manager moved items to reach-in freezer to reduce temperature to 41F. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Bottle of chlorine sanitizer stored above spices on shelf across from walk-in cooler. Manager moved sanitizer below spices. **Corrected On-Site**

Cafe Risque

17035 SE CR 234, Micanopy

Routine Inspection on March 14

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

19 total violations, with 4 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dish machine across from three compartment sink, 0 ppm. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee working in checkout area entered kitchen, put on gloves and began handling hamburger on cook line without washing hands. Inspector had employee stop, wash hands and change gloves. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw ground beef stored over shell eggs in walk-in cooler. Employee moved hamburger to bottom shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Hose side of splitter for mop sink. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Gator Bubbly Tea

3265 SW 34th St., Ste2, Gainesville

Routine Inspection on March 10

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

16 total violations, with 3 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Chlorine sanitizer in spray bottle/bucket not at proper minimum strength. Observed: the kitchen sanitizer bucket was at 0 ppm for chlorine. Chlorine was added to 100 ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Establishment using a sanitizer solution that does not meet the requirements specified in 40 CFR 180. Only use single-service items to serve food to customers until approved sanitizer is available for warewashing. Observed: the only sanitizer available is scented bleach. The manager went to purchase unscented, regular bleach chlorine. Splash resistant chlorine is not allowed. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Observed: raw shell eggs stored over cooked pork in the kitchen reach-in cooler.

Gators Den Sports Grill

4210 NW 97 Blvd., Gainesville

Routine Inspection on March 13

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

14 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken stored above raw fish in cook line reach-in coolers next to cook line fryers. Manager removed fish from cooler during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Salmon stored in reach-in coolers next to cook line fryers. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Krystal

7700 W. Newberry Rd, Gainesville

Routine Inspection on March 10

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

6 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Items stored in front counter reach-in cooler: creamers (57F - Cold Holding). Manager stated creamers placed in cooler one hour prior to temperature being taken. Manager moved creamers to reach-in freezer to reduce the temperature to 41F. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Item stored in cook line warmer: sausage (127F - Hot Holding). Manager stated sausage placed in warmer 20 minutes prior to temperature being taken. Manager had employee reheat sausage in oven. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Maui Mobile Kitchen

Mobile food dispensing vehicle

Routine Inspection on March 10

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

1 total violation, with 1 high-priority violation

  • High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired on 6/1/2025. **Admin Complaint**

Mom's Og

1017 W. University Ave., Gainesville

Routine Inspection on March 13

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

18 total violations, with 4 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. 0ppm, operator primed lined and rested at 100ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Mashed potatoes 2/20 and Shepard pie 3/4, manager stated items were made that day then frozen and pulled from freezer yesterday, he updated the date marks to 3/12. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. 2 cans of butane fuel in wall holder next to wind sauce bottles above reach in cooler on cooks line, employee moved butane fuel cans away from food. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. At the end of the splitter added to hose Bibb under Handwash sink on cooks line.

What agency inspects restaurants in Florida?

Routine regulation and inspection of restaurants is conducted by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. The Department of Health is responsible for investigation and control of food-borne illness outbreaks associated with all food establishments.

How do I report a dirty restaurant in Florida?

If you see abuses of state standards, report them and the Department of Business and Professional Regulation will send inspectors. Call the Florida DBPR at 850-487-1395 or report a restaurant for health violations online.

Get the whole story at our restaurant inspection database.

What does all that terminology in Florida restaurant inspections mean?

Basic violations are those considered against best practices.

A warning is issued after an inspector documents violations that must be corrected by a certain date or within a specified number of days from receipt of the inspection report.

An administrative complaint is a form of legal action taken by the division. Insufficient compliance after a warning, a pattern of repeat violations or existence of serious conditions that warrant immediate action may result in the division initiating an administrative complaint against the establishment. Says the division website: "Correcting the violations is important, but penalties may still result from violations corrected after the warning time was over."

An emergency order — when a restaurant is closed by the inspector — is based on an immediate threat to the public. Here, the Division of Hotels and Restaurants director has determined that the establishment must stop doing business and any division license is suspended to protect health, safety or welfare of the public.

A 24-hour call-back inspection will be performed after an emergency closure or suspension of license.